County TeamsThe CORE of Aging Together

County Teams Defined

Aging Together’s County Teams provide the ideal resolution to the challenge of reaching our vision to have Age-Friendly communities. Age-Friendly communities are “Liveable Communities” which, by definition, enable citizens to thrive across their lifespan and age in community. To have an effective model, communities must have multiple relevant attributes in place that support the aging person’s ability to stay home.​Since Aging Together serves an expansive region, we steadfastly believe that those who work and live in a particular community are best able to define its needs and gaps in services, removing the deficiency of “one-answer-fixes-all”. To that end we have a separate Team in each of our five counties. These County Teams consist of volunteers who are medical, service and assisted living professionals, nonprofit and agency leaders, first responders, faith-based leaders, senior citizens and family caregivers, among others. They meet monthly with a volunteer Team captain and an Aging Together staff person. Their purpose is to outline disparities in services and resources, and to foster solutions. This model has worked well because challenges are defined and worked out at a very local level assuring optimal response. ​Examples of activities of the County Teams include:

Partnering with area professionals to plan educational programs for seniors and their caregivers

Planning caregiver programs for both professional and family caregivers

Hosting guest speakers on relevant topics such as dementia

Finding ways to assure isolated seniors are connected with programs like "iPads for Seniors"

Create resource guides specific to each county

Supporting services to help with transportation and food delivery

Planning and hosting events specific to various groups such as veterans

Planning Aging Together's signature annual events such as the Five Over Fifty Awards, The Senior Prom, and The Art of Aging Expo

When & Where County Teams Meet

(County Teams are currently meeting virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic period - please contact Ginny Biggs at gbiggs@agingtogether.org to join a County Team Zoom meeting.) We invite you to join our Team meetings. Please call first as sometimes time or location can change. 540-829-6405 Click on street for map. Solicitation at team meetings is prohibited.